# Rain delays harvest in many areas | Farm Weekly | WA

> Continuous rain across the WA wheatbelt in September and October produced the slowest start to CBH grain deliveries in six years. CBH nonetheless raised its crop estimate by about two million tonnes, to 11-12 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-11-03 · published 2017-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67940-rain-delays-harvest-in-many-areas-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays slow near-term physical supply, but the higher crop estimate offsets some of the shortfall, leaving the net price effect small.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-03 | [Wet Weather Delays Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest.md) | +4.7% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-05 | [Harvest doldrums sink in - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68014-harvest-doldrums-sink-in-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming-markets.md) | +0.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-30 | [Export demand surfaces as harvest ramps up … - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62394-export-demand-surfaces-as-harvest-ramps-up-grain-central.md) | -4.0% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-15 | [English barley harvest falls to 14-year low as wheat edges higher - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/486-english-barley-harvest-falls-to-14-year-low-as-wheat-edges-higher-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.8% | — |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-26 | [Feed weekly outlook: Barley's slide slows as harvest drags - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57135-feed-weekly-outlook-barley-s-slide-slows-as-harvest-drags-country-guide.md) | +0.9% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/5671476/rain-delays-harvest-in-many-areas/

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